If they re-ran the 2019 NFL Draft, who would the New York Giants take knowing what they know now?
CBS Sports recently pondered exactly that, recreating the first round of last year’s draft without the draft day trades.
They believe the Giants would still have taken a quarterback at No. 6 overall and a defensive lineman at No. 17. Just not the ones you think.
The first two selections in the draft (Kyler Murray to Arizona, Nick Boas to San Francisco) were unchanged. At No. 3, the New York Jets selected wide receiver A.J. Brown instead of Quinnen Williams. Oakland took Josh Allen at No. 4 instead of Clelin Ferrell. At No. 5, Tampa Bay selected offensive lineman instead of linebacker Devin White.
At No. 6, they have the Giants selecting quarterback Garnder Minshew over Daniel Jones, but more curiously over Devin White, who isn’t even selected in this redraft.
Minshew was better than Daniel Jones as a rookie. There’s really no way around that. Neither were in fantastic situations, either. Jones was far from absolutely brutal and made a handful of impressive throws downfield but too often put the ball in harm’s way in the air and by way of the fumble.
Minshew was selected in the 6th round of the draft out of Washington State and he and his mustache burst onto the scene in Jacksonville when Nick Foles was injured. He returned to the bench once Foles was reactivated from IR.
Minshew was a better bargain than Jones, though. Is he a better player? Time will tell. He started 12 games, completing 285 of 470 passes (60.6%) for 3,271 yards with 21 TD and just 6 INT. Minshew also rushed 67 times for 344 yards.
Jones threw for 3,027 on 284 for 459 passing (61.9%) with 24 TD and 12 INT. Jones rushed 45 times for 279 yards and 2 TD.
Both quarterbacks fumbled. Minshew fumbled 13 times, losing seven. Jones fumbled 18 times losing 11.
At No. 17, the Giants did not have the luxury of taking Dexter Lawrence again in this redraft as he was snatched up by Carolina at No. 16.
Instead, they grabbed Mississippi State’s Jeffrey Simmons, who is just as good, if not better.
With Lawrence poached right in front of them, the Giants fortify the interior of their defensive line with Simmons, who was a game-wrecker for the Titans once he was fully healthy as a rookie.
The Giants also had the 30th pick in the first round, a result of a draft day trade with Seattle that resulted in cornerback DeAndre Baker. That trade is not accounted for in this redraft.
from Giants Wire https://ift.tt/2vmyeXJ
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